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ADSORBATE
Definition of ADSORBATE
noun
A substance that has been adsorbed
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From adsorb + -ate.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, ADSORB · 5 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ADSORBATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 86, 14 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 44 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 86, 14 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ADSORBATE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AABDEORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ADSORB
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ADSORBATE?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 86 - and most players walked straight past it.
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